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Study for "Altar"

1963

Seymour Lipton

Associated Names

Seymour Lipton

Artist, American, 1903 - 1986

The image contains bold, black lines and geometric shapes, including rectangles, triangles, and semi-circles, forming an abstract composition. The arrangement of the shapes creates an abstract landscape, with some shapes resembling distant mountains and stylized trees or buildings. In the foreground, there is an elongated platform-like shape that could be interpreted as a tabletop or a bridge.

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Artwork overview

Medium

black conté crayon on wove paper
Credit Line

Gift of Seymour Lipton
Dimensions

sheet: 21.59 × 27.94 cm (8 1/2 × 11 in.)
Accession Number

1986.75.41

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

the artist, New York; acquired 1986 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Lipton, Seymour

Inscriptions

center left in black crayon: Lipton 63

Wikidata ID

Q64631090

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